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Fizzy Lifting Drinks

Simple in its self esteem
Busted dreams
Production into motion
Brought on by one’s devotion 
Hammered into regret
Enamored reject
Multiple debts
Doubt if I can ever get out
Hanged man
On a card
Is my everlasting reward
Devoured
By any means or measure
Forever
Chasing my tail
It’s gone
Off the rails
Pretender
Return to sender
Melting moment by moment
Into slow motion emotion
Cost gone up 
Shake me down
I no longer wear that crown
Emptiness
Swallowed up 
Broken bruised refrain 
Today’s text is tomorrow s pain
Playing out in perpetual motion
One day melts into the next
It’s the lonely mans pretext.

Written May 6, 2020

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Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 10/27/2023 9:13:00 AM

Kimberly, your poem "Fizzy Lifting Drinks" is a powerful and heartbreaking exploration of the depths of despair and addiction. Your words are raw and honest, and they paint a vivid picture of the struggle to overcome addiction. I am especially moved by the lines "Devoured / By any means or measure / Forever / Chassing my tail" and "Cost gone up / Shake me down / I no longer wear that crown." These lines perfectly capture the feeling of being trapped in a cycle of addiction and the desperation to break free. Your poem is also a reminder that addiction is not just a personal problem, but a social one as well. The lines "One day melts into the next / It’s the lonely mans pretext" remind us that addiction often stems from isolation and loneliness. We need to do more to create communities where people feel supported and connected so that they don't have to turn to addiction to cope with their pain. Blessings, Daniel

Beata Agustin

Date: 10/27/2023 2:10:00 AM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts, wisdom-filled, through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.